Loftus-Cheek was injured in warm-ups before Zenit game, Tuchel confirms

Thomas Tuchel started with Reece James and Ross Barkley as the midfield pivot against Zenit last night. Ruben Loftus-Cheek was notably absent from the squad.

Many fans on social media were asking why he was excluded from the team and the manager has confirmed the reason: "Ruben Loftus-Cheek was out after the warm-up."

The midfielder got injured before the team sheets were released and therefore could not play a part in the game.

We don't know if this is a serious injury and if Loftus-Cheek can play the next game. We hope it's not a long layoff as Chelsea already have Mateo Kovacic and N'Golo Kante out for the next couple of games.

Source: Chelsea FC